Man's body discovered near Newburgh waterfront

Tuesday

Aug 30, 2011 at 10:33 AMAug 30, 2011 at 9:02 PM

Doyle Murphy

CITY OF NEWBURGH – A man's body was discovered on Monday floating below a boat dock near the Newburgh waterfront, police said.

A person walking along the dock spotted the man's hand shortly before 7 p.m. and called police, Lt. Bruce Campbell said. The police dive team responded, and Campbell helped pull the body from the Hudson River. The man was discovered just north of Billy Joe's Ribworks. He was clothed but had no identification.

Campbell said the man apparently had been dead for several days, and police on Tuesday morning were still trying to identify him and figure out how he died.

Police expected to release more information later on Tuesday. Check back to recordonline.com for further details.

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